RE: [Harp-L] Getting "THAT" tone

[Todd Allen <ironhead603@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Touché Derwood


kind of sick of that high and mighty responce myself. 

glad i'm not the only one....

Todd
 
> From: derwood.blues@xxxxxxxxx
> Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2010 13:48:29 -0400
> To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [Harp-L] Getting "THAT" tone
> 
> I have to say that I am really tired of the reflex response to comments
> about tone and amps. Yes we all know that a good player sounds great with
> most gear and a bad player will sound bad with great gear. But... you cannot
> produce Chicago tone playing acoustically. You cannot overdrive the air in
> front of you. A mic and an amp do effect your tone. That effect can be
> positive or negative, even for good players. Yes, even Jason Ricci could
> sound bad with "bad" gear. Give Jason a Metal pedal to play through and he
> will not be able to produce a nice subtle tube amp overdrive. He might still
> sound great but he will not have "THAT" tone.
> 
> Most of my gear is inexpensive old tube amps originally designed for other
> purposes than guitar or harmonica. I do not have expensive amps because I
> cannot afford expensive amps. I do not get paid to produce my tone. But some
> amps make me sound better some make me sound worse. Some are great for my
> guitars and some are great for my harps. But my gear has a big effect on my
> tone. It will never make me play as well as Jason but it will effect whether
> I will be able to produce a particular tone or not. It is not just the
> player that controls tone and it is not just the equipment but it does
> require both unless you are playing acoustically.
> 
> Derwood
 		 	   		  
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